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A large‐scale field experiment on occupational gender segregation and hiring discrimination

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We analyze the relationship between occupational gender composition and gender discrimination in recruitment and investigate whether there is hiring discrimination against men in female‐dominated occupations. We do this with a large‐scale field experiment where we submitted more than 12,000 job applications for 12 occupations in Australia, varying the gender of the applicants. Men received around 50% more callbacks than women in male‐dominated occupations, while they received over 40% fewer callbacks in female‐dominated occupations.

Source: Industrial Relations A Journal of Economy and Society

DOI: 10.1111/irel.12318

Authors: Mladen Adamovic, Andreas Leibbrandt

Institutions: King's College London, Monash University

Language: English

Topic: Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,050